Where does “æfenlac” come from?

æfenlac (Old English) comes from Old English ǣfen, from Proto-West Germanic ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.

æfenlac (Old English): A sacrifice offered in the evening

Definitions

  1. A sacrifice offered in the evening

Ancestry of “æfenlac”, step by step

æfenlac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ǣfen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishǣfenevening
2Proto-West Germanicābanþevening
3Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—

via Old English lāc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlācplay, sport, strife, battle, sacrifice, offering,...
2Proto-West Germaniclaikgame, sport
3Proto-Germaniclaikazdance; game, sport; hymn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs →